A panel - Carla Shedd, a Columbia University sociology professor and author of the book, "Unequal City: Race, Schools, and Perceptions of Injustice"; Dr. Darrin Porcher, a retired NYPD lieutenant and Pace University professor; and Minister Kirsten John Foy, the Northeast Regional Director of the National Action Network - joined Errol Louis to talk about the complicated discussion over policing, criminal justice reform and racial inequality in the wake of the fatal shooting of police officers in Dallas and a string of fatal police shootings of black men.

WPIX: "Navy vet finds himself in the military -- and sets a course to college"

NEW YORK — For many returning veterans, getting a college education is a priority. But paying for it isn’t always easy.

That’s why PIX11 has partnered with the Veterans Education Challenge (VEC). It’s an organization dedicated to sending U.S. military vets to college, and provides them with needed scholarships that the GI Bill does not cover.

VEC founders, Avis and Bruce Richards, started the “Veterans Education $1 Million Matching Challenge” to help fund higher education for returning veterans. Every dollar donated between Veterans Day 2015 and Veterans Day 2016 will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the Richards up to one million dollars.

We share the story of U.S. Navy Veteran Raphael Harry who got high marks for his military service before pursuing a college degree.

His friends didn’t think he’d make it in the military. In fact they even laughed at him. But Raphael Harry proved them all wrong.

Soon after joining the U.S. Navy in 2008, the logistics specialist from Nigeria caught the attention of his boss.

“One day I came to work and my boss just told me, ‘you’re going to take charge,’ and I was put in charge of the people in the Navy longer than myself, and with time I got to realize somebody sees something in me, and is encouraging me.”

He spent the last 16 months of his active duty in Bahrain, where members of the now famous Seal Team Six trained for their mission to capture Osama Bin Laden.

“It kind of made me feel special,“ Harry said. We all knew somehow we all contributed to assisting them.”

After proudly completing his service in 2012, Raphael struggled to find his place in civilian life.

“Unfortunately, it didn’t work out as I had planned. I ended up losing all my savings. I was at my lowest then. I was on my own, no support,” he said.

Fortunately a friend steered him to vet friendly Pace University in Manhattan. Taking advantage of being 100 percent covered by the post 9/11 GI Bill, Raphael, now 34, pursued a BA in business administration. He graduated in May.

“Pace has helped me with networking, has been able to expand my opportunities I see myself as qualified for,” Harry said.

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NBC New York: "Second Amazon Prime Day Aims to Better Last Year's Reviews"

07/12/2016

NBC New York: "Second Amazon Prime Day Aims to Better Last Year's Reviews"

. . . Amazon faced a backlash on social media during last year's Prime Day event — with the hashtag #PrimeDayFail trending — after many members complained about a lack of in-demand deals and items selling out too quickly.

Larry Chiagouris, marketing professor at Pace University, told The Associated Press after the sale that if people get disillusioned with Amazon's sales announcements they won't trust future sales. "They haven't damaged the trust people have in the overall Amazon brand, but they have done major damage to the credibility of sales announcements going forward," he said. "People are going to get numb to sale announcements and they'll no longer provide the traffic kick start they're designed to."

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Photo: Britton Smith, Rebeca Rad, Keelay Gipson, and Josh Adam Ramos, the members of the Lost Collective. Courtesy of NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

“Aside from finding your voice, the arts is a thing that allows you to be your own individual,” Shuffle Along actor Britton Smith, one fourth of the Lost collective that’s working to bring this feeling to LGBTQ youth in the foster system, told the Observer.

The Broadway actor, along with Keelay Gipson, Rebeca Rad, and Josh Adam Ramos, has formed the collective with the Administration for Children’s Services and the Department of Cultural Affairs in a program called Public Artists-in-Residence (PAIR), which seeks to engage LGBTQ youth in the foster care system with the arts. Old friends from their time at Pace University, the four came together to bring to life the show written by Gipson, titled The Lost.

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amNewYork: "NYC college dorms: Study compares cost of campus living to surrounding neighborhoods"

06/27/2016

amNewYork: "NYC college dorms: Study compares cost of campus living to surrounding neighborhoods"

There are a lot more reasons to choose a Manhattan college dorm room than just the cafeteria food.

A study released Thursday by StreetEasy found that students attending schools in Manhattan were saving a lot of cash by sticking to campus housing compared to their peers who attend outer borough schools.

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Westchester County Business Journal: "What could Brexit mean for New York, U.S.?"

06/24/2016

Westchester County Business Journal: "What could Brexit mean for New York, U.S.?"

Photo: Supporters of the “Leave” campaign celebrating today near Parliament in London.Credit Andrew Testa for The New York Times

British voters opted to cut ties with the European Union Thursday, a historic decision that caused turmoil in the markets and forced the resignation of its prime minister.

Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to step down early Friday morning after leading the campaign to stay in the EU, saying the country would need “fresh leadership” for its transition. Meanwhile, the announcement sent the British pound plunging to its lowest level since 1985. The S&P 500 Index opened down 3 percent Friday in the U.S.

But what further impacts Britain’s decision, coined Brexit, could have in the United States and in New York are not yet clear, according to Larry Bridwell, professor of International Business and chair of the Undergraduate Management Program at Pace University’s Lubin School of Business in New York.

“This is a classic example of a big-picture story,” Bridwell said.

He noted the trouble on Wall Street in the U.S. and the declining pound as the immediate impacts on the global economy.

“But as far as the American economy as a whole, a lot of activity are exports, imports and that I don’t think is going to be affected that much,” he said.

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No one knows Lower Manhattan sidewalks like Cammie Flippen. As the Urban Fellow for Community Board 1, Flippen recently oversaw what is sure to be one of the most comprehensive inventories of non-human objects that populate a city’s sidewalks.

Last fall she directed a team of Pace University urban planning students who examined, block by block, four Downtown neighborhoods: Tribeca, Battery Park City, the Seaport/Civic Center and the Financial District. They counted just about any type of permanent object that could be found on a sidewalk, from pay phones and planters to trash cans and tree pits. There were nearly 7,000 in all.

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Westchester County Business Journal: "Pace appoints new computer science dean"

06/21/2016

Westchester County Business Journal: "Pace appoints new computer science dean"

The new dean of Pace University’s computer science school says Westchester and Fairfield counties are poised to become a significant technology hub, and the college intends to be a part of that.

Pace named Jonathan H. Hill as dean of Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, effective July 1, after a lengthy national search. He had been serving as interim dean since September and was previously the associate dean.

Hill said there has been a lot of talk about the loss of technology jobs as Fortune 500 companies have moved out of the region. But there is a counter-trend. Many technology jobs are unfilled here, and young professionals, for example, are moving out of Brooklyn to places like Tarrytown and Mount Kisco to work for technology companies.

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Jonathan H. Hill named Dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University

06/20/2016

Jonathan H. Hill named Dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University

New York, NY – June 20, 2016 -- Pace University has appointed Jonathan H. Hill dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University, effective July 1, 2016. Dr. Hill was chosen after a national search.

“I am delighted with Jonathan’s appointment as the new dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems,” said Pace University president Stephen J. Friedman. “His dedication, leadership, vision, record of achievement, and management skills make him the right person to lead the Seidenberg School to new heights of excellence and reputation.”

As Dean of the Seidenberg School, Jonathan Hill brings a combination of experience in both academia and the private sector that spans nearly three decades, including 15 years on the faculty of Kingsborough Community College (CUNY), where he developed successful educational programs in technology and entrepreneurship.

Dr. Hill came to Pace in 2003 and has distinguished himself for innovation that has enhanced the reputation of the Seidenberg School and positioned its students for learning and internship opportunities and career success with some of the most recognized companies of our time. He has also contributed to recent strong growth in the school's overall enrollment, with very significant growth in its graduate programs.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities at Pace, Dr. Hill has served as Program Chair (Computing Information Systems), Director of Special Programs and Projects, Assistant Dean, Associate Dean, and most recently as Interim Dean. He is a founder and director of the Pace STEM Collaboratory, as well as Seidenberg Creative Labs. He also planned and developed the Seidenberg Scholars program for gifted and talented first-year students, and has cultivated government and corporate programs with organizations that include Google, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Bank of New York Mellon, Hewlett Packard, NYC Department of Education, New York City Economic Development Corporation, and others. In addition, Dr. Hill has extended significant research partnerships, most notably with the Verizon Foundation and AT&T.

"At a time when the tech industry is growing exponentially, it is a tremendous honor to be chosen to serve as dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems and to aid in solving significant problems facing our city, our nation, and our world,” Hill said of his appointment. “All of us in the Seidenberg community look forward to answering the call to provide better-trained technologists who can design and code better products and solutions to the problems of our time.”

In addition to a Bachelor of Arts in international relations from the University of the Pacific, Dr. Hill holds a Master of Business Administration from the City University of New York (CUNY) and a Doctor of Professional Studies from Pace University.

About Pace University: Pace University is a comprehensive, independent University with campuses in New York City and Westchester County. Nearly 13,000 students are enrolled in undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the Dyson College of Arts and Sciences, Lubin School of Business, Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Education, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, and College of Health Professions. http://www.pace.edu

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. . . Advertising dollars fuel much of Hollywood’s engine, and if the report puts the media industry on edge, it’s because there may be less lucre to go around. Marketers and agencies could start to spend time and budgets on auditing activity, which could strangle the flow of advertising funds. “Auditing doesn’t come free,” notes Larry Chiagouris, a professor of marketing at Pace University in New York. “The agencies are going to have to increase their fees to cover the costs associated with putting in additional checks and balances, and everything is going to be more expensive.”

Students Speak

Niamh Fitzsimon, Generation Google

Students Speak

Computer Science and Art double major Niamh Fitzsimon '18 is one of the many successful women in technology at Pace and she's making sure the world knows it, having spent her last three summers interning in Google offices around the world: NYC, Mountain View, and Stockholm.

Explore a Program

iPace Degree Completion Program

Explore a Program

Finish your bachelor's degree and advance your career with our flexible iPace program, ranked among the top online bachelor's programs for the last five years by U.S. News & World Report. Degrees include business studies, professional comm studies, professional tech studies, and nursing.

Office of the President

Statement on Racism and Violence

Office of the President

"The Pace Community mourns the loss of life and the injuries inflicted on those who were defending what we hold dear in our country—equality and respect for one another no matter our race, creed, or ethnic background." Read President Marvin Krislov's full statement.

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Lubin Means Business

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"Connections." "Focused on my success 100%." "Entrepreneurial." "A community of go-getters, achievers, hard workers." "Opportunity." "Pace will open new doors for you and help bring your passion to life." Hear what students are saying about Pace's Lubin School of Business!

Event

Youth Football Clinic: August 20

Event

Pace Football will host a free youth clinic on August 20 for players in 8th grade and under. Participants will go through instructional stations with Pace players and coaches, compete in a flag football game, and get a free gift pack with 2017 home game tickets, Pace sunglasses, and more.

News

Welcome President Marvin Krislov!

News

The Pace Community is excited to welcome Marvin Krislov as the eighth president of Pace University. Krislov, who served for 10 years as the president of Oberlin College, began his term on August 1, 2017.

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See the Pace Path in Action

Video

From conducting research with faculty mentors to securing internships, hear five Pace students talk about how the Pace Path is empowering them to achieve their academic, professional, and personal goals, and ultimately become successful, sought after leaders in their fields.

Students Speak

James Best '18, NBC Sports intern

Students Speak

“My decision to come to Pace is the reason I am where I am today, and the University was vital to my success because it offered me the resources and support necessary to succeed in my academic and professional career."—James Best '18, Digital and Editorial Intern, NBC Sports

Orientation

5 Ways to Make the Most of Orientation

Orientation

Class of 2021, put your paws up! As you head to campus, keep in mind these five ways to help make your Orientation experience as worthwhile as possible, which will help ensure that you’ll be ready and raring to go come move in day.

Student Success

Setting the Pace for Women in Tech

Student Success

"When I first came to Pace, I knew this was the place for me." From raising the profile and supporting the success of women in technology to working on cutting-edge projects around the world, find out how Pace student Ava Posner '18 is finding the code to success.

News

Inside the Actors Studio's Emmy Nod

News

Inside the Actors Studio has been nominated for its 20th Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Series or Special. Filmed on Pace's NYC Campus, Inside the Actors Studio serves as the craft seminar for students of The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University.

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Pace's Elephant Act Passes NY Legislature

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The Elephant Protection Act, penned by Pace Environmental Policy Clinic students, passed the NYS legislature and is with Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his signature. Once signed into law, the bill will make NY the first state in the nation to ban the use of elephants in entertainment.

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Student Address: "Be Extremists for Love"

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In a moving Commencement speech, Pace student Jordan Gonsalves '17 urges the Class of 2017 to be extremists for love. "Being an extremist for love means that we use our privilege to raise others up. Being an extremist for love means that we don't call them out, we call them in."

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"Documemories": Alumni Look Back

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13 years ago Professor Maria Luskay, EdD, started the Producing the Documentary course, which has taken Pace students around the world. Hear from alumni who travelled to exotic locations and produced some of Pace’s most impactful and relevant short films.

Award

Pace Student Named 2017 Truman Scholar

Award

Pace student Taslim Tavarez Garcia '18 has been selected as a 2017 Truman Scholar, one of only 62 in the nation and the first ever for Pace. Taslim will receive $30,000 toward graduate school and the opportunity to prepare for a career in public service leadership.

Award

Pace Students Win National Competition

Award

Christina Thomas and Rowan Lanning won the national Project Pericles Debating for Democracy competition, earning praise for their proposal to require an Environmental Impact Statement for the Coast Guard's controversial Hudson River anchorage plan.

News

A Leader in Cyber Defense Education

News

In recognition of Pace's role in cybersecurity education and research, the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated Pace as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.

Video

Pace + Billion Oyster Project Focus on STEM

Video

Check out the National Science Foundation (NSF) video “Hands-on learning research that benefits the economy, environment," featuring the work of Pace University and the Billion Oyster Project that's giving urban middle school students a hand in restoring oyster habitats.

News

Best Theatre College in New York State

News

OnStage has named the Pace School of Performing Arts the “Best Theatre College” in New York for 2017. “This recognition is testament to Pace University's deep and expanding commitment to the arts,” said Jorge Cacheiro, Executive Director of the Pace School of Performing Arts.

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Pace Enviro Clinic Fights for the Hudson

News

A Pace Environmental Policy Clinic study found that the Coast Guard blocked public access to information in the Hudson Anchorage controversy and students are petitioning the agency to withdraw their proposal to create 43 anchorages for oil barges on the Hudson.

Brochure

Get Ready for the Real World with Pace Path

Brochure

Pace has a plan for your success—in the classroom and beyond. Read all about the Pace Path, a road map of strong academics, real-world experiences, and mentorships that provides a unique professional foundation so that all students are market ready upon graduation.

News

Pace Opens First NYC Design Factory

News

Pace opened the first-ever Design Factory Global Network (DFGN) institute in NYC, only the second DFGN hub in the United States and the eleventh in the world. This collaboration connects Pace students with companies all over the world to provide creative solutions to real, design-based problems.

Virtual Tour

A Peek Inside the Pleasantville Campus

Virtual Tour

A close-knit collegiate campus lifestyle with access to all the dynamic professional and cultural opportunities in the New York metro area. Pace's newly revitalized, 200-acre Pleasantville Campus gives students the best of both worlds. Take a virtual tour right now!

Video

Clinicals at Pace University

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"The best and the brightest" is how one Chief Nursing Officer describes Pace's Lienhard School of Nursing students. Hear students, hospital executives, and alumni describe their clinical experiences through Lienhard at hospitals in the New York metro area.

Academics

Pace Undergraduate Majors at a Glance

Academics

undergraduate majors and combined degree programs. From acting to arts and entertainment management, forensic science to health science, explore your interests and talents and choose a degree that's right for you.